Neogen launches fastest aqueous test for ochratoxin

LANSING, Mich., Dec. 22, 2016 — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) has developed the quickest and easiest test for ochratoxin in a format that uses a water-based extraction solvent.

Neogen’s new Reveal® Q+ MAX for Ochratoxin can deliver precise results ranging from 2 to 100 parts per billion (ppb) of ochratoxin in only five minutes. The test is the first available in a lateral flow format that uses a water-based solvent to extract ochratoxin, and is also the first lateral flow to test for the mycotoxin in green coffee.

“Neogen’s innovative water-based technology yields more accurate and reproducible results than competitive tests on the market. Coupled with our lateral flow test readers, the Reveal Q+ MAX system objectively reads, analyzes and stores test results,” said Neogen’s Mary Gadola. “The ability to test the same sample for multiple mycotoxins represents a potentially significant cost and time saving for grain testers. Until now, testers had no choice but to prepare separate samples for each mycotoxin to be tested for — by far the largest time-consuming element of the entire testing process.”

The new test for ochratoxin is the second available in Neogen’s Reveal Q+ MAX line, joining the line’s existing test for aflatoxin. Neogen’s Reveal Q+ MAX for Aflatoxin can deliver precise results ranging from 2 to 300 ppb of aflatoxin after only six minutes. The test detects the four principle types of aflatoxin, B1, B2, G1 and G2, with superior cross-reactivity when compared to other available aflatoxin tests.